Broomfleet

Broomfleet
Broomfleet
	Broomfleet village hall
	Broomfleet Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	302 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE881273
• London	155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish	Broomfleet;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROUGH
Postcode district	HU15
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°44′05″N 0°39′52″W / 53.734688°N 0.664574°W

Broomfleet is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Humber Estuary approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of Brough. According to the 2011 UK Census, Broomfleet parish had a population of 302,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 293.^[2]

The village is served by Broomfleet railway station on the Selby Line.

The local parish church is dedicated to St Mary and is designated Grade II listed.^[3]

Whitton Island in the Humber Estuary falls partly within the parish. The island was formed from a mud and sandbank at the turn of the 21st century.^[4]^[5] Broomfleet Island is an area of low-lying land adjacent to the Humber Estuary, which was historically detached from the mainland by the tidal channel of Broomfleet Hope.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Broomfleet Parish (1170211151)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Broomfleet Parish (1543504198)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1346687)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "BBC Inside Out discovers an island paradise in the Humber" (Press release). BBC. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer mapping. Retrieved 31 October 2014
^ "Sheet 80 Kingston upon Hull (hills) Publication date 1895". Map images. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.

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[2011_census-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Broomfleet Parish (1170211151)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[2001_census-2] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Broomfleet Parish (1543504198)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[3] Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1346687)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[4] "BBC Inside Out discovers an island paradise in the Humber" (Press release). BBC. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[5] Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer mapping. Retrieved 31 October 2014

[6] "Sheet 80 Kingston upon Hull (hills) Publication date 1895". Map images. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

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